Crash kills fast-food franchiser
RAPHINE, Va. - The family of former Checkers Drive-In Restaurants CEO Daniel Dorsch says he and his wife Cyndie died in a single-engine plane crash Sunday in southwestern Virginia.
Authorities say the pilot reported losing an exterior panel shortly before the aircraft hit the ground about 10:30 a.m. on a farm owned by Virginia Tech in Rockbridge County.
The National Transportation Safety Board and the Federal Aviation Administration haven't confirmed the victims' identities, but say the Pilatus PC-12 originated at Teterboro Airport in New Jersey and was going to Tampa Executive Airport in Florida.
Checkers also issued a statement yesterday calling Dorsch a strong leader. Dorsch also owned several Papa John's Pizza franchise stores and a motorsports dealership in the Tampa area. *
